Logging-car stake-holder.



c. FAUST. LOGGING CAR STAKE HOLDER.

APFLICAHON FILED SEPT-1,1916.

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Patented .Nov. 28, 1916.

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C. FAUST. LOGGING CAR-STAKE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPI. 1, 1916.

Patented Nov. 28,1916.

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LOGGJNG CAR STAKE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-1.1916.

1 206,687. Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

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LOGGING-CAR STAKE-HOLDER.

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Application filed September 1, 1816.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I Casrnn FAUsr, a citizen of the United States residing at Oshkosh, in the county of WVinnebago and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Logging- Car Stake-Holders; and I do declare the following to be a full clear and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which appertains to make and use the same;

This invention relates to unprovements 1n stake holders for lumber cars and more particularly to releasable holders of this char-.

acter and is designed as an improvement on the holder shown in my Patent No. 1,139,655 dated May 18, 1915.

The principal object of the invention is to so construct the stake socket as to prevent binding of the stake against the cheeks thereof even though the load may shift longitudinally to a considerable extent, this object being attained by hingedlyconnecting one of said cheeks with the car whereby it will be swung outwardly away from the stake when released.

Another object is to provide the ends of the saddle plate which extends between the two cheek members with lugs for reception in the ends of links which connect said plate and members, the links being hinged to said lugs and the latter serving to relieve strain from the hinges.

Yet another object is to provide a device which may be easily and inexpensively manufactured and marketed yet which will be highly efficient and durable in all respects.

With the foregoing in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being" understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a portion of a logging car showing this inventionapplied; Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the stake socket showing the pin removed and the parts in position ready for opening the socket; Fig. 3 is a similar view with the socket in open position after the stake has been released; 4: is a perspective view Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ov. 28; 1916.

Serial No. 118,065.

taken from the side opposite to that shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 5 -5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a top plan view of one of the bearings showing the cap plate removed; Fig. 7 is a horizontal section through thewcorner of the a socket shown in Fig. 2 with the parts in locked position with the exception that the locking pinv has been removed; Fig. 8 is a similar view showing the manner in which the combined locking and cast-0E lever swings the releasable retaining link outwardly when operated; Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the improved socket may be applied to the transverse beams or bunks of a logging car; Fig. 10 is a plan view of the upper end of one of the stakes showing the chain securing means; Fig. 11 is a front elevation thereof; and, Fig. 12 is a vertical section taken on the line 1212 of Fig. 10.

In the embodiment illustrated a flat car having a side sill Sis shown to which is secured a stake holder 1 constituting this invention. This holder 1 comprises a socket bracket composed of laterally extended spaced cheek pieces or plates 2 and 3 forming the side walls of the bracket, one of which is rigidly and the other hingedly connected with the car. The rigid cheek piece 2 is provided with a flange at extending at right angles from its outer face at its rear edge and having apertures therein for the passage of connecting bolts which extend through the sill and connect the cheek to the car. A supporting shelf or plate 5 extends horizontally from the upper end of the cheek piecej2 and is designed to rest on the platform ofthe car as vis shown clearly in Fig. 2 and be secured thereto by attaching screws or bolts thereby relieving the sill from the strain exerted by the stake. The hingedly connected cheek piece 3 is mounted in bearings 6 and 7 disposed in vertical alinement on the sill S. Both of these bearings are in the form of substantially rectangular blocks having sockets 6 and 7 respectivelyin-their opposed faces to receive studs orpintles8 and 9 carried by the cheek 3. The upper bearing 6 has a laterally extending platform or car deck engaging plate 5 similar to plate 5 of the member 2 and which is designed to rest on and be supported by the car deck and is secured thereto by bolts or screws. The lower bearing 7 is carried by an attachplate 11 being preferably made integral therewith, said plate being bolted to sill S. The outer upper corners of the bearing blocks 6 and 7 are rounded to permit the outward opening of the cheek piece 3.

The cheek piece 3 has recesses 12 and 13 formed at the corners of its rear edge and shaped to fit the bearing blocks 6 and 7 be ing of slightly less depth than the width of the blocks. The ointles 8 and 9 extend longitudinally from the ends of the integral rib 1 f left between said recesses and seat within said sockets 6 and 7'. When these pintles are operatively engaged with the bearing sockets the rear walls of the recesses 12 and 13 are so positioned that when the cheek 3 is closed these walls will engage the front faces of the bearing blocks and serve as stops for limiting the closing movement of the cheek 3, whereby it is positioned at right angles to the sill to which it is attached.

The front wall of the socket bracket comprises a removable saddle plate 15 having inwardly extending supporting teeth 16 which articulate with notches 17 formed in the free front ends of the cheek pieces. This saddle plate is also provided with longitudinally extending angular end lugs 18 having on their outer faces link supporting bearings 19 which are made integral with the lugs 18 and are arranged midway the length thereof, said lugs being shown rectangular and disposed intermediate the width of the saddle plate.

Angular saddle retaining links 20 and 21 are hingedly mounted in the bearings 19 and link 20 is here shown in the form of an isosceles triangle with the base thereof mounted in one of the bearings 19 and its apex is left free and designed to engage with a lug 22 which projects laterally from the outer face of the cheek piece 3, said lug being apertured to receive a retaining hook to bedescribed. The end bars as of the links 20 and 21 which are engaged with the bean ings 19 are shown recessed to provide shoulders'25 and 26 for engagement with the upper and lower edges of the bearings. These bearings are preferably formed by bending ductile tongues carried by the lugs 18 outwardly and rearwardly around the recessed portions of the retaining links. The length of the lugs 18 corresponds substantially to the distance between the side bars 27 and 28 of the links 20 and 21 so that the ends of said lugs will engage the inner faces of said side bars adjacent their connection with the base bars 2 1 and thereby relieve the bearings 19 of excessive strain. By so forming these links and lugs the saddle plate will be rigidly held to afford a permanent support for the stake to be retained in the holder.

The link 20 is permanently coupled to cheek by a hook 29 which is anchored in the rib and is provided with a nose that engages the aperture of the lug 22 and thus is of solid fiat formation as disclosed at 30,.

the intermediate portion of said link hav ing a lug 31 for reception in an aperture 32 in the cheek piece 2 when said link 21 is swung into contact with the outer side of said cheek piece as shown clearly in Fig. 7 The free end of link 21 is preferably directed laterally as indicated at 33 and is designed for reception in a socket 34: on the fulcrumed end of a combined locking and cast-off lever 35. said end of the lever being preferably fulcrumed between ears 36 cast integrally with the cheek piece 2. The lever is formed with an opening 37 through which an ear 38 on the link 21 projects when said lever is folded inwardly into contact with said link as depicted in Figs. 2 and 7 a pin 39being adapted for passage through an aperture in said ear 38 to norn'ially prevent outward swinging of the lever 35. Pin 39 is preferably carried by a chain 1-0 which is secured to the sill S or to any appropriate part of'the car. The free end of lever 35 preferably has formed thereon a nose 11 over which one end of a chain 42 or othersuitable release runner is adapted to be hooked for swinging the lever 35 outwardly after removal of pin 39.

By the construction just described it will be observed that all outward strain on link 21 will be received by the lug 31 thereof as long as said link is in operative position. When the pin 39 is released, however and a pull is exerted on the runner 12, the castoff lever 35 will be moved to the position depicted in Fi 8, whereupon the end 33 of link 21 isdisen'gaged from the socket 34': and lug 31 is at the same time removed from the aperture 32. The outward force exerted on the saddle plate 15 by the stake A will now force the latter outwardly as depicted in Fig. 3 and with the parts in this position.

the link 20 may swing downwardly around ice the stud 22 to allow the saddle plate to lower so as to prevent breakage thereof by the falling logs.

During releasing of the stake A it will be observed that no binding thereof within the socket can occur since the cheek piece 3 may swing outwardly away from 2, due to the hinged connection between said piece 3'and the car. h 7 Itis also to be observed that the laterally directed. free end 33 of link 21 bears against the lever 35 in rear of the fulcrum 35 there of and since all strain exerted by said link is outward, it will have no tendency to open the lever even though the weight of the chain 42 may be pulling outwardly on the nose 4:1 to an appreciable amount. It will, however, on the other hand tend to hold said lever in its closed position until a pull is exerted on chain 412. This is deemed a rather salient feature of the invention since there is no possible danger of the socket opening and releasing the stake when a person is in a heretofore dangerous position while removing the pin 39. I

The stakes A at opposite sides of the car are shown connected by detachable log retaining chains and which are here shown detachably and adjustably connected with the upper ends of the stakes so that the length of the chain may be varied according to the tension required and which may be released from the stakes before the load is discharged, leaving the chain free to drop as soon as the stake is released from the bolster stake socket and thereby prevents strain being exerted on the coiiperating stake at the vopposite side of the car which often times is so great as to cause the breakage of the stake. The means for connecting these chains 50 with the cooperating oppositely disposed stakes A comprises a clevis 51 which is fixed to the upper end of each stake by bolts or in any other suitable manner and which is designed to detachably receive and hold the chain 50 which spans the load. These clevises are each shownU-shaped with the arms 52 thereof engaging opposite side faces of the stake and the cross bar 53 of said clevis is provided with laterally spaced forwardly projecting arms 54; provided in their free ends with registering apertures one of which is in the form of a keyhole opening 55, the other 56, being shown circular. These arms 54 are shown reinforced at their bases by webs 57 cast integral with the clevis and the inner faces of said arms are spaced apart a distance suihcient to receive between them one link of the chain 50 when disposed in edgewise position as shown clearly in Figs. 11 and 12 said faces being curved on their opposite sides to form shoulders 58 against which the ends of the adjacent horizontally disposed links of the chain 50 abut and whereby the chain is held against longitudinal movement between said arms. This chain 50 is held against lateral release by means of a locking pin 59 which extends through the apertures in the arms 52 and is provided with a laterally extending lug 60 which locks the pin against .withdrawal after it has once been inserted, the keyhole slot permitting its insertion, it being understood that after the pin is once inserted it is turned to position its lug out of alinement with the lateral extension or slot 55 of the keyhole slot 55 so as to prevent its accidental withdrawal. One end of this pin 59 is shown bent to form a right angularly disposed loop 61 which extends in a direction diametrically opposite to the direction of the lug so that when the pin is inserted the weight of said loop will tend to cause it to rotate in said apertures and position the lug 60 out of alinenient with the extension 55 of the slot 55. It will thus be observed that the pin cannot be removed until it has been rotated to properly position the lug for passage through the slot 55 and when constructed as shown this can only be accomplished by turning the right angularly dis posed loop upward, the extension 55 of the slot 55 being shown extending downwardly or toward the cross bar of the clevis. If desired a lock 62 may be employed for preventing unauthorized persons from releasing the load. The shackle of this lock extends through the loop 61 and through a staple 6a in the upper end of the stake and is preferably connected by a chain 65 with said staple to prevent loss when not in use.

It is to be understood that this improved stake holder may be applied equally well to what are termed the bunks or cross bars of a car as well as to the side sills thereof and when so connected the device is constructed as shown in Fig. 9 in which the bracket is provided with rearwardly extending arms or plates 63 which engage the opposite side faces of the bunk and are bolted thereto and these arms may extend flush with the cheek pieces of the bracket or be made offset laterally therefrom according to the size of the bunk to which the socket is to be applied.

In the use of this improvement when it is desired to release the load the lock 62 is first disengaged by the usual key (not shown) and the pin 59 is Withdrawn from the clevis thereby leaving the chain 50 free to drop out when the stake is released from the bolster socket. The pin 39 is now re.- leased and the runner 412 hooked onto the nose all. point as usual and when it is pulled the castoff lever 35 will be moved to the position shown in Fig. 8, thus releasing the retaining link 21 and permitting the saddle plate 15 and cheek piece 3 to swing outwardly whereupon the stake is free to drop.

From the above description it will be obvious that the stakes will be rigidly held in position by the interlocking engagement of the links 20 and 21 with the saddle carried lugs and the bearings of said links relieved 01"" strain, a portion of the strain or load being borne by the lugs 18. Moreover, the attachment of the cheek pieces 2 and 3 direct to the car sill without any connecting back plate and with their attaching means on their outer faces, permits the staketo lie This runner leads to a remote flat against the sill throughout the width of said sill and thus effects a rigid mounting for the stake.

I claim: V

1. A bolster stake holder comprising laterally spaced cheek pieces, a saddle adapted to bridge the cheek pieces and in swinging union with one of them, a link pivotally mounted on said saddle, releasable means for connecting said link with the other cheek piece, and a lug carried by said saddle and projecting through said link when the latter is in closed position to relieve strain from the pivot thereof.

2. A bolster stake holder comprising cheek pieces, a saddle adapted to bridge the cheek pieces and in swinging union with one of them, an angular lug projecting longitudinally from the free end of said saddle, a bearing on said saddle at one side of said lug, an open saddle retaining link pivotally mounted in said bearing and adapted to swing over said lug in contact therewith to relieve strain from the bearing, and means for releasably connecting the link with the other cheek piece.

3. A stake holder of the class described comprising laterally spaced cheek pieces, a saddle bridging said cheek pieces, said check pieces and saddle having interlocking teeth and notches, angular lugs extending longitudinally from the ends of said saddle and having bearings on their outer faces, triangular links having their bases rotatably mounted in said bearings, said'links embracing said lugs when in closed position with their bases in contact with said lugs, whereby the bearings of said links are relieved of strain, and means for connecting said links with the two cheek pieces.

4. In a stake holder of the class described, a pair of checks having attaching means at their rear edges one of said cheeks being fixed and the other hinged to its attaching means, a saddle bridging said cheeks and in swinging union with one of them, and means for detachably connecting said saddle with the other cheek;

'5. In a stake holder of the class de scribed, a check plate, an attaching flange extending at right angles from the outer' from the car, asaddle plate to bridge the outer ends of said cheek plates and swingingly connected to one thereof, a link pivoted to the free end of said saddle plate, said link and the other cheek plate having locking means for engagement when said link is swung inwardly, a combined locking and cast-01f lever fulcrumed to the last named cheek plate and engaging with the free end of the link, and means for locking said lever in position to prevent outward movement of the link.

7. A logging stake socket comprising a pair of cheek plates to extend outwardly from the car, a saddle plate to bridge the outer ends of said cheek plates and swingingly connected to one end thereof, a link pivoted to the free end of said saddle plate, said link and the other cheek plate having locking means for engagement when said link is swung inwardly, a combined looking and cast-0E lever fulcrumed to the last named cheek plate and having a socket to receive the free endof the link, and means for vholding said lever in position to prevent outward movement of the link.

8. A logging stake socket comprising a pair of cheek plates to extend outwardly from the car, a saddle plate to bridge the outer ends of said check plates and swingin-gly connected to one thereof, a link pivoted to the free end of said saddle plate, said link and the other cheek plate having looking means for engagement when said link is swung inwardly, a combined locking and cast-off lever fulcrumed to the last named cheek plate and having a socket to receive the free end of the link, said lever having an opening formed therethrough, and an apertured lug formed on the link and adapted to pass through said opening and to receive a locking device to prevent outward movenient of the lever when the latter is swung inwardly.

9. The combination with a logging car having a releasablestake socket with a stake mounted therein; of a load retaining chain, means carried by said stake for holding the chain against longitudinal movement, and releasable means for securing it against lateral movement.

10. A device for detachably securing a chain to a logging car stake comprising a clevis adapted to be fixed to theupper end of the stake, laterally spaced forwardly projecting arms having registering apertures, the wall of one of said apertures having a recess therein, the inner faces of said arms having link engaging stops at their opposite sides, and a locking pin for passage through said apertures and having a lateral lug adapted to pass through said recess and to lock the pin against withdrawal after it has been turned .in said apertures.

.. ll.v A device for. detachably securing a chain to a logging car stake comprising a clevis adapted to be fixed t0 the upper end of the stake laterally spaced forwardly projecting arms having registering apertures the Wall of one of said apertures having a recess therein, the inner faces of said arms having link engaging stops at their opposite sides, a locking pin for passage through said apertures and having a lateral lug adapted to pass through said recess and to lock the pin against Withdrawal after it has been turned in said apertures, and means for automatically turning the pin after its insertion.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto 15 set my hand in the presence ofitwo subscribing Witnesses.

CASPER FAUST.

Witnesses:

VERNA WOLVERTON, F. L. CONROY.

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